Despite Cain’s constant commitment to balance and grace, despite their long demonstrated belief that power and intensity do not equate to quality, the 2013 Cain Five is undoubtedly the densest and structured Cain Five since the 1994. A perfect reflection of the vintage and the place –it is a classic vin de terroir. Drink it young, decant it now and savor, or drink it in twenty years…or anywhere in-between.
The nose is reminiscent of the vineyard, the place, with its notes of the forest and wild herbs. And a hint of the funky animal notes, also a signature of the Cain Vineyard. The depth and warmth of the palate tell the vineyard is in a land of sun and dry summers (not Bordeaux)–reminiscent of the Mediterranean coasts of Spain, France, Italy, Greece–but with a depth, a wildness, and a generosity that could only be from somewhere between Napa and Sonoma. Even then, the site is distinctly, unmistakably Cain.
